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FEBRUARY - MAY, 2004
Dr. David Dubofsky, finance professor, FIRE Department
May 3 - "Discovering Profits in Timing Funds" - Wall
Street Journal's special Journal Report on Mutual Funds presents
a profile of Dr. Dubofsky's research into timing funds, his background
and current position (on-loan) to the SEC. Reprints available.
Dr. George Hoffer, Economics Department January 11 "Car dealerships Face the Great Homogenization" by
David Wethe, New York Times Dr. Hoffer discusses brand identity.
February 16 - "Analysis - Chicago Auto Show - GM, Ford face
long road to revamp Buick and Mercury" by John Frank in PR
Week U.S. & European versions- Dr. Hoffer discusses positioning
of Mercury at the Show.
February 23 - "When GM, Ford cut area loans, car sales got
stuck in reverse" by Terry Box in The Dallas Morning News.
Dr. Hoffer notes that when interest- free financing became prevalent
in 2001 and 2002 some banks got out of the financing business.
As a result, dealers have fewer consumer-loan options. also on
Dallasnews.com
February 23 - "Tighter Lending Policies Cut Texas Vehicle
Sales for Ford, GM"
By Terry Box for Miami Herald
March 2, - "No major car trend this year" by Tim Vaughan
in Richmond Times- Dispatch and online timesdispatch.com
May 2 - "Simply Smart" by Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore
Sun and baltimoresun.com Talks about the Smart Car, a creation
of Mercedes-Benz and Swatch. "It's like forbidden fruit. It
looks tantalizing because it's something you can't have. It may
be too small for America, says Hoffer.
John P. McFarland, CFP and adjunct faculty, Finance Department
February 14 - "Saving is easier than you think" in Consumer
Watch column by Iris Taylor. He suggested a way to begin saving
coins. Dr. Shannon Mitchell - Economics Department
February 25 - "Business professors design engineering course" in
VCU Online News Profiles Dr. Mitchell's class with Engineering
students and outlines how it came into existence and potential
plans for the future.
Dr. Roxanne Spindle, associate professor, Tax Department April 15 -- "Pocketing More After Taxes" by
Carol Hazard in Richmond Times- Dispatch Dr. Spindle discusses
tax cuts.
Dr. Robert J. Trumble, professor of management, Management Department
April 15 "VA Landing Jobs from Foreign Firms" by Carol
Hazard, Richmond Times Dispatch. April 18 "Top 50 Area employers" by Carol Hazard in
Richmond Times Dispatch Special Report and Special column"How
far will workers go to get a good job? By Ed Flippen and Wallace
Johnston
Dr. David Urban, associate professor in Marketing Department "Apprentice" doesn't just trumpet Trump by Douglas
Durden for Richmond Times Dispatch. Dr. Urban gave his viewpoint
on the TV show Apprentice.
Appeared on WWBW, channel 12 discussing the Apprentice TV again
Other News Items
January, 2004 in eNewsline AACSB - Reporting of VCU Fulbright
grant to develop MBA program in Cairo, Egypt
eNewsline AACSB - Reported Awards for four faculty members -
Barker, Gallagher, O'Toole and Urban.
February 25 in VCU News "Business professors design engineering
course" profiles Dr. Shannon Mitchell and the class she is
teaching to engineering students.
April 19 - Scholar-in-residence at VCU - by Jeffrey Kelley Announcement
Frances E. Altman
Public Relations Specialist
School of Business
Virginia Commonwealth University
fealtman@vcu.edu. (804) 827-1801
Faculty in the News Archives
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